Meditation and Yoga as Tools to Reduce Stress, Overthinking, and Anxiety among Youth.
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Yoga, Meditation, Stress, Anxiety, Overthinking, Youth, Mental healthAbstract
Stress, overthinking and anxiety is one of the main problems taking the toll on youth in today society. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of yoga and meditation as non-pharmacological interventions on psychological distress among students. It got the quantitative research design done on 50 student of Government DSV Sanskrit College, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur. Structured questionnaires were used to collect data on stress, overthinking, and anxiety level pre-intervention (n=90) and post-intervention (n=86). Statistical tools like correlation and regression analysis were used. The study results indicate that yoga and meditation are effective in reducing stress, overthinking and anxiety levels. These finding demonstrated that meditation had a greater effect on cognitive domains like overthinking, while yoga led to increased physiological relaxation. This study points to the need for integrating these practices into educational environment to enhance mental well-being.
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